Motorcyclist, 29, killed in crash in West El Paso on I-10

El Paso Police Department has identified the motorcyclist killed early Sunday morning in a crash on Interstate 10 as a 29-year-old man.

According to police, the driver of a 2009 black Suzuki, GXR motorcycle attempted to pass a Chevrolet Cobalt on I-10 West, near Asarco, when his vehicle collided with a portion of the other car. The motorcycle then hit the metal center median resulting in the death of the man.

The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the University Medical Center, police said. The driver of the Cobalt was not injured, police said.

Police said speed was a contributing factor in the accident.

This is the seventh motorcycle fatality of the year compared to three during the same period in 2011. Forty-one people have been killed in vehicle accidents so far this year, according to police.